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inquisitiona period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 장기간에 걸친 집요한 심문이나 조사

Korean pronunciation: 인콰**지**션

Example Sentences

  • My mom's inquisition about where I'd been lasted two hours.
  • The tax office launched an inquisition into the company's finances.
  • Dating my girlfriend feels like surviving a daily inquisition from her three cats.

inquisition

NOUN

//ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən//

a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation

inquisition concept
💡 Concept

Detective conducts thorough inquisition of suspect with evidence photos

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inquisition rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

After evidence acquisition comes the inquisition, breaking every calm disposition!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootquir
Suffix--ition

Origin

From Latin 'inquisitio' meaning 'investigation' or 'inquiry', derived from 'inquirere' (to inquire or seek out). The word entered English through Old French during the medieval period.

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🎵Rhyme

acquisitionrequisitiondisposition
acquisition
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's inquisition about where I'd been lasted two hours.

The tax office launched an inquisition into the company's finances.

😄 Fun example

Dating my girlfriend feels like surviving a daily inquisition from her three cats.

The parliamentary inquisition revealed serious flaws in the policy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

interrogationexaminationinvestigationinquiryprobe

Antonyms

ignoranceneglectacceptance

Related

inquireinquisitiveinquisitortribunalpersecution